Cross dressing

The act of cross-dressing is a form of gender confusion. It consists of dressing up in clothing and accessories typically associated with the gender opposite that of the person cross-dressing. In many cases, there is ambiguity on what exactly constitutes cross-dressing. The majority of crossdressers are men. This may merely be that women dressed in casual men's clothing are less apparent, and they are allowed to do so without much judgment, in contrast to male crossdressers. It is unfair, as God has decreed that cross-dressing at all is a sin.

Mild examples may be carrying an item of the opposite sex, like a lipstick or hanky while major examples would include shaving of arms and legs as well as padded bras and makeup and wigs to appear as a member of the opposite sex, which is called passing, a term often used by crossdressers and transsexuals.

Crossdressing may be an indicator of gender confusion or a fetish. It is considered a psychiatric disorder. (Fetishistic Transvestism).

It is a required stage before gender reassignment surgery is considered.

Some brave, strong souls can resist cross-dressing, contrary to the common view that one cannot resist cross-dressing for long and will give in. They are merely trying to excuse their sin. It IS possible to resist it, contrary to what these people, who have fallen into sin, say.

Theater

Cross-dressing (also known as 'drag') has been associated with the theater for hundreds of years. In Shakespeare's England, women were not allowed to appear on stage, so female roles were played by boys dressed in women's costume. In Spanish theater at the same time, women were allowed to perform, and the plots of playwrights such as Tirso de Molina and Lope de Vega often called for female characters to disguise themselves as men, particularly in comedies.

In the present day, cross-dressing is still a feature of some traditional theatrical forms such as pantomime, where dames are played by men in exaggerated female costume[1] and leading male roles are often played by women as well (e.g. the eponymous hero in Dick Whittington).